Florida's new DeSantis-backed laws address immigration, guns and more
Employers who hire immigrants in the country illegally will face tough punishments and gun owners will have more freedoms when more than 200 new Florida laws take effect Saturday
2023-07-01 01:49
Brazil court bars Bolsonaro from elections until 2030 in ruling that upends his political future
A panel of judges has voted to render far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ineligible to run for office again after concluding that he abused his power and cast unfounded doubts on the country’s electronic voting system
2023-07-01 01:48
Here's when your student loan payments will start again
After a more than three-year pause, borrowers will have to restart paying their federal student loan bills in October.
2023-07-01 01:28
Supreme Court leaves in place Mississippi law that critics say disenfranchises Black voters
The Supreme Court declined Friday to take up a challenge to a Mississippi statute that bars individuals convicted of certain felonies from voting. Critics say the law is unconstitutional because it was enacted in 1890 with the intent to disenfranchise Black voters.
2023-07-01 01:28
Santos appears in court for first time since pleading not guilty in criminal fraud case
Embattled Rep. George Santos appeared in federal court on Friday, where prosecutors unveiled they had delivered the defense roughly 80,000 pages of documents earlier this week.
2023-07-01 01:17
WFP set to run out of money for food assistance to Afghans in October
By Charlotte Greenfield and Andrew Mills Food assistance to Afghanistan will shrink to nothing by the end of
2023-07-01 00:58
Ohio redistricting case that raised controversial election law theory sent back by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday sent back to state court an Ohio redistricting case that raised the same, sweeping theory about the "Independent State Legislature" theory that the justices recently rejected in a case arising out of North Carolina.
2023-07-01 00:56
Protests are sweeping France. Here's what you need to know
France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a debate on overpolicing in marginalized communities.
2023-07-01 00:54
50 shades of ballet? Melanie Hamrick on her steamy novel that makes 'Black Swan' seem tame
Melanie Hamrick recently had to wrest a copy of her steamy new novel out of the hands of the curious 6-year-old son she shares with Mick Jagger, replacing it with the more appropriate “The Cat in the Hat.”
2023-07-01 00:50
Prosecutors in Rep. George Santos' case say they have given his defense over 80K pages of material
Prosecutors U.S. Rep. George Santos' case say they’ve turned over more than 80,000 pages of materials to his lawyers in the federal criminal case against him
2023-07-01 00:45
Versatile Oscar-winning American actor Alan Arkin dies at 89
By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles
2023-07-01 00:28
New pro women's hockey league to launch in January after deal with Dodgers co-owner
A new women’s pro hockey league will begin competing in North America as early as January
2023-07-01 00:27